GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Kadija's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Kadija received a $404 third payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well to speak well with us, to give us money and phones. "
Samuel's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Samuel received a $404 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on a house. I used my transfer to finish my house because my second transfer was not enough."
Ruth's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Ruth received a $404 third payment.
"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in a way that I managed to get relieved from a rented house to my own house. I am excited to have my own house."
Morine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Morine received a $466 third payment.
"In my opinion, GD is dedicated to helping the extreemly poor in the community. At the moment, I don't know what GD does not well."
Maurine's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Maurine received a $466 third payment.
"My life is different in that I now have a reliable source of income from the motorcycle I bought. In most cases I used to work for people in their homes and farms to earn a living but as now, that is a thing of the past."
Daniel's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Daniel received a $466 third payment.
"My life is different in that I am now independent since I sell the little farm produce I harvest hence a source of income. I also managed to build a descent house, this enabled me to marry because I couldn't marry without having a house."
Philister's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Philister received a $484 third payment.
"In my opinion , GiveDirectly has uplifted the living standards of recipients in our community. I have not seen anything that GD did not do well."
Margaret's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Margaret received a $466 third payment.
"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in sending us money which has changed our lives. I have not seen anything that Gd did not do well in our community"
Nerea's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Nerea received a $466 third payment.
"If L would not have received the transfer, I would not ploughed my farm like I did and also I would not have bought a cow which would soon provide my family milk."
Everline's family
access_time over 7 years ago
Everline received a $467 third payment.
"My life is different in that, I live in my own house and in my own compound unlike before when I was staying in my co wife's house who passed on and also bought paid school fees for my stepchild. I would not have achieved all this without the transfer"